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Medication Line

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Abbreviation

A medication line: paracetamol 500 mg + metoclopramide 5 mg – sachet – oral – DOSE 2 sachets – every 4 hours as required – maximum 6 doses in 24 hours A medication line: sodium chloride 0.9% – infusion – VOLUME 1,000 mL – 40 mL per hour – over 8 hours – intravenous – once only

MEDi-022

Do not abbreviate drug names

Mandatory

MEDi-023

Use long form names rather than abbreviations or symbols where possible

Recommended

MEDi-024

Do not put a full stop after abbreviations for units (for example mg and mL)

Mandatory